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18 MARCH 2012
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Integrating the process of design thinking into the classroom

"When you think of design thinking, think of innovative outcomes - like the iPod, or that perfect peeler that both cuts well and has an amazing grip, or the Aravind Eye Care system that allows for thousands of underresourced families in India to address cataract issues.

Pioneers of design thinking called it the process of 'a practical, creative resolution of problems or issues that looks for an improved future result' (Simon, 1969). Recently, educational researchers have been asking what happens when educators integrate the process of design thinking into the classroom. Their findings include numerous examples of enhanced student learning."

(Mount Vernon Institute for Innovation, Mount Vernon Presbyterian School, Atlanta)

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21st century • better-functioning products • children • classroom • collaboration • complexity • constructivist theories of learning • convergent thinking • creative resolution of problems • creativity • creativity skills • critical thinking • D.E.E.P. • design approach • design innovation • design responsibility • design thinking • design thinking approach • design thinking in classroom • design-based learning • design-oriented thinking • deviate from facts • Discover Empathise Experiment Produce • divergent thinking • education • educator • effective communication • enhanced student learning • experimentation • exploring possibilities • hands on • Herbert Simon • innovative outcomes • K-4 • know-how • learning as a social activity • multidisciplinary teams • MVPS • pedagogy • problem-oriented thinking • problem-solving • product design • science concepts • science lab • scripted approach to enquiry • socio-technological dimensions • solving problems • speculative design • student achievement • teaching science • traditional learning frameworks

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Simon Perkins
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